tepid C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɛpɪd/ UK /ˈtɛpɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm The audience gave the speech only a tepid response. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm lukewarmwarmishunenthusiasticindifferentapathetichalfheartedcool ↔ Opposites hotfervententhusiasticardent Word family Derived forms tepidlytepiditytepidness Related forms tepefy Etymology AI details From Latin tepidus ('lukewarm'), from tepere ('to be warm'), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- ('to be warm'). tepidus Latin *tep- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tepid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛpɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛpɪd/ ## Meanings 1. lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm ## Examples - The audience gave the speech only a tepid response. ## Synonyms - lukewarm - warmish - unenthusiastic - indifferent - apathetic - halfhearted - cool ## Antonyms - hot - fervent - enthusiastic - ardent ## Derived Forms - tepidly - tepidity - tepidness ## Related Forms - tepefy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tepidus - Root: *tep- ## Etymology From Latin tepidus ('lukewarm'), from tepere ('to be warm'), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- ('to be warm'). ## AI Etymology Tepid comes from Latin tepidus ('lukewarm'), from tepere ('to be warm'), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- ('to be warm'). The historical chain includes Latin tepidus and Proto-Indo-European *tep-. The quoted older senses, "lukewarm" and "to be warm", supply the semantic anchors for tepid. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word tepid carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm". English derivatives include tepidly, tepidity, and tepidness; related English forms include tepefy. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown